Cawfee Tawk

Back when I used to work desk jobs and spent more hours than I should have perusing the internet; I came across this site, which I liked to check on a weekly basis:

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3842331/

I like to look at this site for the great photography, but also it reminds me how much is going on in the world at any given moment.

If you are a photography nerd and would like a synopsis about the voting, read below:

This is an NBC site that posts the best photojournalism pictures from that week from around the world.  Then, at the end, it lets you vote on your favorite pictures.  It displays the winners from the votes and I am always amazed by the winning photo.  Usually it is the picture that would seem the hardest to take technically.  But, I always think the hardest picture to take is one where a moment is capture that only lasts a second.  I believe there was a French photographer who talked about this…I forget his name…photo friends help me out?  For instance, an expression on someone's face, or the juxtaposition of people in motion at a telling time.  These moments last for such a short amount of time and the fact that someone was able to capture it in their camera is amazing at times.  Most often the photo that wins is a photo taken from space or from high in the air, or a certain lighting on a landscape.  While, yes, I agree one needs fancy equipment (and possibly a space shuttle) to make this happen, its not hard to take this picture.  Most items in the view are sedentary and one could probably take multiple shots without much changing.  But capturing a telling moment on camera, the photographer has to be acutely aware of their surroundings, the motions in place, and the feelings of those around them.  The ability of the photographer to be so aware of their surroundings as to almost forget themselves, leads them to be able to capture moments like no other.

BTW: I'm always up to hear views from others, so if you want to summon your inner cawfee tawker and discuss amongst ourselves….send me a message and let me know what you are thinking!